Homicides by firearm in Iceland
Iceland: Homicides by firearm was 0 homicides in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Homicides by firearm in Iceland, 2007–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in homicides.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 0 homicides for homicides by firearm in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, homicides by firearm in Iceland peaked at 1 homicides in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0 homicides, in 2008.
That places Iceland 75th out of 82 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Homicides by firearm in Iceland, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1 homicides | — |
| 2008 | 0 homicides | -100.0% |
| 2009 | 0 homicides | — |
| 2010 | 0 homicides | — |
| 2011 | 0 homicides | — |
| 2012 | 0 homicides | — |
| 2013 | 0 homicides | — |
| 2014 | 0 homicides | — |
| 2015 | 0 homicides | — |
| 2016 | 1 homicides | — |
| 2017 | 0 homicides | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 0 homicides | — |
| 2019 | 0 homicides | — |
| 2020 | 0 homicides | — |
| 2021 | 1 homicides | — |
| 2022 | 1 homicides | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0 homicides | -100.0% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0 homicides is below the median for high income countries, which is 17 homicides. (38 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0 homicides is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.5 homicides. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3333 homicides | 0 homicides | 1 homicides | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.1 homicides | 0 homicides | 1 homicides | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5 homicides | 0 homicides | 1 homicides | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More social development data for Iceland
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8,459 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides by firearm in Iceland?
- Homicides by firearm in Iceland was 0 homicides in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicides by firearm recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 1 homicides in 2007.
- What is the lowest homicides by firearm recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 homicides in 2008.
- How does Iceland rank for homicides by firearm?
- Iceland ranks 75th out of 82 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicides by firearm. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of intentional homicides where the weapon was a firearm.